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Tea for a cause Donations made since our last post

9/29/2021

Everyone…meet Wyatt!

Wyatt just wants to show you how happy he is about the supplies we brought over to the adoption room at our local Petsmart, by way of fundraising we’ve been doing since July! Because of your purchases and donations at events, we were able to buy a much needed air purifier and other miscellaneous supplies needed for the adoption room.

Side note- Wyatt is currently up for adoption through Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters Inc., a local rescue we volunteer with. He is the biggest love! On behalf of Wyatt and all the other Petsmart kitties…thank you for your kind hearts!

Here are other rescue groups we were able to make donations to:

Pinups for Pitbulls - $25
Wanna-Be Pet Rescue - $20
Project MEOW - $5
One Love Animal Rescue Group, Inc. - $5
Lend A Paw - $10
Ready for Rescue - $10
Kitten Snatchers - $10

Donations made above were either pledges honored for pets at high-risk of euthanasia in shelters (that have since been pulled and are now safe), or donations made as part of fundraising efforts for medical care of pets within a rescue group.

Cherrifer is Now officially licensed terrifier merchandise!

7/5/2021

It's been hard keeping such a big secret over the past several months...so it feels good to finally be able to say that Cherrifier is now OFFICIALLY LICENSED TERRIFIER MERCHANDISE!

Truth be told, we've been anxiously waiting for the day that one of our inspirations would love our product and believe in our brand enough to make one of our blends part of their officially licensed merchandise. To us, it's one of the most ultimate compliments that can be made. It shows their trust and belief in what we are doing, and it really gives us motivation to continue doing what we love...and that's making tea and making you laugh! :o)

While we are still very much a small business (only a party of two doing it all), we are dedicated, determined, and passionate about growing our brand. It's our hope that this will be the start a new chapter for us as a business. We've had bands, actors, etc. get a kick out of our teas (which is always awesome), but nothing would make us happier than to see more of our blends deemed officially licensed merchandise worthy in the future! <3

As an end note, we want to thank Damien Leone, and the rest of the Terrifier crew for this amazing collaboration opportunity! We wish them lots of luck on the upcoming Terrifier 2 movie!

fundraising success! Check out our donations so far for the year!

5/17/2021

With events coming back around in full swing, we're excited to be able to do more fundraising again! Thanks to your support at the Darksome Art & Craft Market Out of the Crypt event, we were able to raise and donate $160 to Paws 4 a Cure! And through sales of our Detoxic Avenger blend, and from our site PURRsonaliTeas.com we were also able to donate $50 each to People for Animals and One Love Animal Rescue! Thanks so much everyone! Our next fundraiser will take place during the Darksome Art & Craft Market's Summer Darkness event, where we will take 10% of sales to buy supplies/food for The Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters, a local animal rescue group we volunteer with!

catfight coffee beans now being used in our tea/coffee hybrid blends!

5/9/2021

Who said coffee and tea can't get along?!

When you have those days where you just can't decide which one to have...why pick one over the other when you can have both? :) That's exactly why we created our Black Tea No. 1 and Terrormisu blends, and why we have a THIRD hybrid blend in the works!

Our tea/coffee hybrid blends have been some of our best-selling blends, but we really wanted to make them even better by upgrading the coffee beans being used.

Since we do all of our blends in small batches to keep our inventory fresh and since we are very customer oriented, we really wanted to find a coffee company to collaborate with that has those same values for their own products and customers. We also wanted to find a small business that is more local to us, as we find it's super important to give support to your fellow small business community. In conclusion, that is why we felt Catfight Coffee was the best choice for us and we are happy to be collaborating with them!

Catfight Coffee's Black Magic Roast can now be found in our Terrormisu blend, and the Catapult Espresso Roast can now be found in our Black Tea No. 1 blend. We hope you enjoy the updates to these blends as much as we do. If you haven't already done so, please feel free to check out Catfight Coffee!

Advent Calendar holiday fundraiser!

12/19/2020

We're here to spread a little holiday cheer today!

Remember those advent calendars we sold recently as part of our holiday fundraiser?! Well...thanks to your support we were able to make some great donations this holiday season to two great organizations!

We donated $200 worth of food & supplies to the Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters Inc. (a rescue that's near and dear to our hearts) , and we also donated $250 worth of gift cards to Ocean of Love Inc that will go to two families for the holidays!

Thanks so much for making our fundraiser a success this year!

May-Oct Tea for a Cause Donations made

10/11/2020

The majority of donations made below were originally made in the form of a pledge for animals at high risk of euthanasia in high volume animal shelters. Pledges made are honored once these animals have been pulled into rescue. Having said that, we are happy to report that many of the donations you see below are honored pledges...meaning those particular animals were pulled into rescue and are now safe! Please note that all of the organizations we donated to are linked to their appropriate sites, so please feel free to check them out if you'd like to donate!

Adopt Me Meow - $15
Cat Assistance NY - $15
Mr. MO Project Senior Dog Rescue Inc. - $10
Feline Urban Rescue & Rehab Inc - $25
Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters - $20
Carolina Sanctuary & Rescue - $10
Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary - $10

Brutaliteas gets A Shoutout in the New York Times?!

10/11/2020

We're not quite sure how it happened, but BrutaliTeas recently got a little shoutout in The New York Times!

A recent article written for Pitch Black North also made mention of other tea brands inspired by music.

As a small company in a very niche market, we are so excited and grateful that we made it on the list of those mentioned!

Click here to view full article!

Donations made so far for 2020

4/12/2020

Check out where we've donated so far, thanks to sales and donations from brutaliteas & purrsonaliteas!

$10 donation made to Ready for Rescue, honoring a pledge made on Facebook for an animal at high risk of euthansia at a high volume animal shelter. Animal was pulled by this rescue and is safe <3

$20 donation made to The Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters at a local fundraising event. Donation made goes towards the care of animals in foster or in need of veterinary care.

$10 donation made to Amster Dog, Inc, honoring a pledge made on Facebook for an animal at high risk of euthansia at a high volume animal shelter. Animal was pulled by this rescue and is safe <3

$45 donation made to Feline Rescue of Staten Island, honoring a pledge made for multiple animals at high risk of euthansia at a high volume animal shelter. All animals pledged for have been pulled by this rescue and are safe <3

Check Back again soon, as we plan to make more donations in the near future! AS always, We thank you for your continued support!

Christmas advent Calendar Fundraiser

12/26/2019

This holiday season, we decided to switch our fundraising up a bit! We recently did tea advent calendars, where we took $5 from each advent calendar sale to raise donations to grant wishes on One Simple Wish, an organization that helps to grant wishes for children and young adults impacted by foster care, abuse and neglect.

So, thanks to all of YOU that purchased our advent calendars, we were able to raise $235 to grant wishes on One Simple Wish! Check out what wishes we were able to grant.

We granted a wish for Justin to go to the San Diego Zoo since he is a HUGE animal lover (especially cats!) and loves to volunteer at his local SPCA. Justin even messaged us back to tell us how excited he was to be able to go to the zoo on Christmas Eve this year!

We also granted a wish for Glenda to spend a day having fun at Dave and Busters, since she was so kind and donated her own time to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity! We also granted a wish for a group home child to go to the movies, and a wish to contribute toward a bday gift for a young person working hard in college to get a higher education for themselves!

Thank you all for your support of our advent calendars! You all helped to brighten someone’s day ❤️❤️#brutaliteas #teaforacause #onesimplewish #givingisgood

Be Kind to All Kinds Fundraising event!

11/30/2019

In November, we partnered up with Sweet Music Academy to co-host a fundraising event called "Be Kind to All Kinds" (People & Animals).

This event was a fun, family friendly event with a handful of local musicians performing their own acoustic sets. We also used this event as a way to help raise food donations for Fulfill, and food/supply donations for the Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters Inc.

Thanks to your support of our Detoxic Avenger blend, donations at events, and purchases on our auction page, we were able to purchase $100 worth of much needed food and supplies for the Volunteer Auxiliary. Guests in attendance, as well as customers of Sweet Music Academy, were also so kind as to bring numerous food and supply donations for both organizations! The event was a great success, and very heartwarming!

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